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The United Nations, Member States and regional organizations need female and male officials and staff well-versed in the key skills of analyzing root causes of conflict, listening deeply, seeking to understand the perspectives, needs and concerns of the parties, and engaging in constructive communication and mutually beneficial negotiation, mediation and reconciliation processes – all vital to the realization of Article 33 of the UN Charter on the pacific settlement of disputes. The UNITAR Fellowship Programme in Peacemaking and Preventive Diplomacy is conducted each ...
Dr. Alba Ávila is an Associate Professor at the University of the Andes in Colombia, who specializes in teaching and research in nanotechnologies. She was one of the experts in nanotechnologies, who helped organize and chair sessions at the Nanosafety Regional Workshop for the Latin America and Caribbean Region, which was held in Bogotá, Colombia in 2015.
Nanotechnology is a growing industry poised to create an array of economic and social benefits worldwide, while potential risks to…
15 May 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - In its latest humanitarian bulletin on Syria, OCHA warns that “the humanitarian situation in Syria is catastrophic” and calls the relief needs of populations affected “immense.” Fierce fighting across large parts of the country has led to massive displacement of civilians and mounting refugee outflows. Valerie Amos, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, told the UN Security Council that the situation in the country is a "humanitarian catastrophe, with ordianry people paying the price of the failure to end the conflict." Over 70,000…
Education for Climate Change in Ethiopia: The Government Leads a Discussion on Priorities for the Climate Resilient and Green Economy Strategy
24 November 2016, Bishoftu, Ethiopia - 70 representatives from the education sector, including national and regional education ministries, schools, and academia gathered in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, for a workshop hosted by the State Minister of the Environment, His Excellency Ato Kare Chawicha. The goal of the workshop was to discuss and further refine Ethiopia’s Strategy for Climate Change Education, which aims to integrate climate…
Training on National Adaptation Planning: The Harvard Case Way
23 April 2015, Bangkok, Thailand - It was back in the 1870s that Harvard Law School began to experiment with a new way of teaching using the case method. The basic idea was to try to prepare its students for the real world outside of the classroom through the use of guiding questions that aid self learning and discovery.
But while many of us may have heard about the Harvard Case Method (HCM), as it has come to be known, how many have actually had the opportunity to learn how it is done in…
Increasing Flood and Drought Management Capacities in East Africa using Geospatial Technologies
14 October 2016, Nairobi, Kenya – 27 technical experts from 10 Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) Member States (including Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda) of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) successfully completed a two weeks technical training on “Geospatial Technologies for Flood and Drought Management in East Africa” by UNOSAT. The training was delivered in partnership with…
UNITAR and BADEA Reaffirm their Commitment to Accelerate Capacity Development to Alleviate Poverty in Africa
20 September 2018, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR and The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) renewed their commitment to deliver capacity development across the Sub-Saharan Africa to support inclusive and sustainable economic development and stimulate the contribution of Arab capital to African development with a view to alleviate poverty.
The bilateral meeting held at the BADEA Headquarters in Khartoum, Sudan was attended by the Director General…
「勇気を持って一歩を踏み出せば、視野が『世界』に広がった。絶対に挑戦する価値がある」と語るのは、2020年度の国連ユニタール青少年大使として活躍した武田高校２年の大村桜子（おおむら・さくら）さん。
国連ユニタール広島事務所/持続可能な繁栄局と国連ユニタール協会が実施する青少年大使プログラムは、次代の国際社会を担う若者を育成しようと、広島県内の高校生に世界の今にふれる機会を提供している。今年度は新型コロナの影響でオンラインでの開催となり、選ばれた大使24人の1人が大村さんだ。
大村さんを応募に導いたのも、新型コロナだった。休校に続き、学校のプログラムで夏に予定されていた短期留学も中止に。何かしたいと思っていた時、先生の紹介で募集を知った。
7月から3カ月間、各界の専門家を招いたウェビナーやアプリで学びを深め、イラクの研修生とオンラインで交流するなど忙しい日々を送った。グループに分かれ、それぞれ選んだSDGsの目標について研究発表もした。, 選んだゴールは16・平和と公正をすべての人に。大村さんが「平和」を意識するルーツは2つある。幼い頃から習っているフラダンスを通じて学んだ平和と寛容の心。そして、被爆地広島での豊かな平和教育と、直に聞いた被爆者の強い訴えだ。
それでも、ワークショップにより、各地での残虐な暴力を知らずに過ごしてきたことを...
2023年は、ユニタール創立60周年・広島事務所設立20周年の節目となる、我々にとって格別な一年となりました。日本とジュネーブで、ユニタール諮問委員会メンバー、パートナー、研修修了生、サポーターと共に多くのイベントを行いました。
たくさんの素晴らしい思い出とともに一年を締めくくるにあたり、20年先も私たちがより持続可能で、平和で、繁栄した社会で暮らせるよう、引き続き世界に貢献していく努力を続けます。
「国づくり、地域づくり、社会づくりの中心は「人」。今後も国連ユニタールは日本の皆様、各国の皆様と力を合わせて、世界の人づくりを通じて世界に平和と繁栄をもたらすべく、努力をしていく所存でございます。」 -隈元美穂子（国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局長）
「ユニタール広島事務所を代表して、この２０年間ユニタール広島事務所の活動をご支援下さった皆様に心よりお礼申し上げます。来年からは、また新たな気持ちで、職員一同力を合わせて質の高い研修を世界の人々に届けたいと考えております。」‐三上知佐（国連ユニタール広島事務所長）, 2023年6月23日―メタバースイベント：２０年間のイノベーション
周年記念行事の一環である「2０年間のイノベーション：メタバース表彰式」は、同局が開催した初のメタバースイベントでした。TikTokビデオチャレンジの受賞者は、バー...
5 October 2017, Geneva, Switzerland – The long-standing collaboration between the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) has been further strengthened with the signing of an agreement to jointly conduct Diploma Courses on finance and debt-related topics for the WAIFEM-member countries in West Africa and beyond.
Over the next several months, the partnership aims to build-upon the lessons-learned from previous joint courses and to leverage the comparative advantage of…